Suburban Raccoons

If your asking why does a raccoon keep pooping on my roof. The answer is obvious. They are living in your attic and there is lots of food around your neighborhood. Perhaps even in your yard. The picture shows an adult raccoon and one of the raccoon babies on the roof of a home. It is just old enough to leave the den and start making its way around your roof. Of course, they are going to poop on your roof. At least they are pooping on the roof and not in your home’s attic. You need to get them out and block the entrance before there is too much damage from feces and urine in your attic. You may need to have all of the insulation removed and replaced along with any other repairs that many be needed.

Raccoons Pooping on the Roof – Install a Trap Door

By far the best way to get rid of these raccoons is to install a one way trap door over the entrance to the den in your attic. Hire a professional company to do this for you to make sure that there is no damage to your roof while at the same time stopping this family and all future families from getting into your attic.

If a company suggests trapping them, call another company. Trapping will remove the current family, but will just make the den available for another family of raccoons to move in. Also there are bylaws in may cities and towns that call for the trapped raccoons to be let go within a few blocks of where they were trapped. Of course they are just coming back to your place!

Install the one way trap door and once they are out replace the trap door with heavy gauge wire mesh over all possible entrances to prevent them from re-entering the den. Make sure you apply caulking over all of the nails to prevent water damage. Finally remove all potential food sources from your property, such as garbage bins, grubs in your lawn and anything else that might keep them in the neighborhood.

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